Chapter 60 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 60.20

ते रावणसमादिष्टा मांसशोणितभोजनाः। गन्धं माल्यं महद्भक्ष्यामादाय सहसा ययुः॥

te rāvaṇasamādiṣṭā māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ| gandhaṃ mālyaṃ mahadbhakṣyāmādāya sahasā yayuḥ||

English Meaning

And desired by Rāvana, those feeding on flesh and blood went off hurriedly taking perfumes and wreaths and a mass of food.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)